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Chapter I. Introduction 2. Administration 3. Structural design and construction 4. Foundations 5. Masonry and walling 6. Miscellaneous materials and constructions 7. Water-supply 8. Lighting 9. Drainage and sewerage 10. Ventilation 11. Fire protection 12. Public safety IN terms of section 183 of the Urban Councils Act [Chapter 214] as read with section 83A of… Read More

INDEX – CHAPTER 1 Appeals …………………………. 3 Powers of officials …………. 3 and5 Approval of work …………… 13 Responsibility for work ………….. 13 Adoption ……………………………………… 11 conflict with other by-laws ………… 9 section 71…………………….. 5 interpretation………………………………… 15 section 79………………………….. 4 other relevant ……………………………. 10 section 137…………………………….. 3 Definitions ……………………………. 2 and 16 Sewer protection…………………… 8… Read More

INDEX-CHAPTER 2 Section Section Alterations or additions 7 Ministers, power and duties 64 Appearance of proposed buildings 43 New sewerage systems 45 Approval to commence work 5 Nomination of site representative 23 Non-compliance with by-laws 56 Builders sheds and toilets 28 and 41 Notice of intention to commence work 23 Builders sheds removal 32 Occupation… Read More

Structural design and Construction. Concrete structural work, design and construction of . . . . . . 3 Forces…………… 1&2 Dead Loads 1 and 2 load bearing structures not provided for in the by-laws 6 Design and construction of concrete structural work . 3 load bearing structures not provided for in the by-laws . .… Read More

FOUNDATIONS section section Interpretation of terms 1 Adjacent buildings, support of 12 Investigation of building site. 2 Ants’ nests. 10 Made-up ground 9 Bearing capacity, maximum safe 5 Narrow foundations 6 Bearing pressure, maximum. 5 Non-cohesive soils 6 Cavities 11 Piling 21 Collapsing subsoils 8 Stable foundation, provision of 4 Concrete foundations 18 Steel foundations… Read More

Section Section Aggregate Coarse …………….. 5(8) Empirically constructed Brick 52(1) Fine …………….. 5(5) & 6 Masonry 30 Anchorage to joisted timber and precast concrete floors . . 25 Design Constructed of masonry construction 63 &82 Arches over openings 17 Design general requirements for 64 Balustrade -walls empirically constructed Brick 53(3) Dimensions subject to tolerances 3… Read More

Chapter 6: MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION Arrangement of Sections Preliminary Section 1.Intepretation of terms Part I DAMP-PROOFING AND WATERPROOFING 2. General requirements for damp-proofing and waterproofing. 3.Detailed requirements 4.Foundation -walls 5.Cavity -walls 6.Openings in external cavity-walls. 7.Parapets and external projections. 8.Floors. 9.Basements. Part II ROOFING 10.General 11.Mastic asphalt roofing. 12.Bituminous-felt built-up roof-coverings 13.Asbestos-cement roof slates.… Read More

Alteration 6 Laying of pipes 17 Application for supply 12 Maintenance of service 18 Cisterns flushing 24 Other supplies -connections to 3 materials to be used. 9 Pipes -materials to be used 8 cold-water storage tanks 21 across street 5 connection of sundry apparatus Plug valves. 19 Connections to mains pressure of water-supply 13 Connections… Read More

Alcoves in daylighted rooms 5 Increase in area of required daylight openings. Table V Areas of required daylight openings Interpretation of term 1 increase in Table V Lighting on stairs and in passages 11 minimum permissible areas of required daylight openings Table I Natural Lighting alcoves in daylighted rooms 5 Artificial Lightingaugmentation of natural lighting… Read More

Index Chapter 9. Accessgenerally 59 Fall of private sewers. 67 to back-drop 74 Fittingsminimum drop to 63 to branch sewers 75 prohibitedof 26 tocisterns and tanks in roof 61 support of 66 topipes and connections 60 threaded. 27 to public sewer 76 Floors, impervious 57 and 64 to ramps. 74 Flushing cisterns. 10 to sewers… Read More